Slip-holder.



D. H. MGPHERSON.

SLIP HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED APB.. 28, 1911.

Patented sept.r24,1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DONALD H. MGPHERSON, OF LE ROY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO SUPERIOR REGISTER COMPANY, OF CANISTEO, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

SLIP-HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DONALD H. MCPHER sox, a citizen of the United States, residing at Le Roy, in the county of Genesee and State of New York, have invented certain new' and useful Improvements in Slip Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to slip holders especially designed for use in filing cabinets but also adapted to be employed to advantage on other filing devices.

It has been my aim in constructing this device to produce a holder which is etiicient, durable, easy to operate and very cheap to manufacture.

Other objects will become apparent from the following description.

The invention consists broadly of a piece of stiff wire bent to form a holding or slip retaining loop and having its extremities lapping over one another and passed through perforations in the backing, the hinge for the holder being formed by the wire itself, that is to say, by the manner in which the extremities of said wire are bent and engaged with the backing.

The invention also consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and specified in the 'appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is plan view of a portion of a leaf of a filing cabinet, showing two forms of my slip holders. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line ro-ro of Fig. l showing the base or hinge of the upright holder in edge view. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line yv/ of Fig. 1 taken vertically through the center of the upright holder. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line .2 2 of Fig. 1 taken horizontally through the center of the laterally hinged slip holder, and Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line ctr-a of Fig. 1, taken vertically of the laterally hinged slip holder.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 designates the backing or leaf of a filing cabinet of any suitable construction. It will be observed that I have illustrated two forms of slip holders, namely, an upright one 2 which is hinged horizontally at Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 28, 1911.

Patented Sept. 24, 1912.

Serial No. 623,871.

its base, and a laterally hinged holder The two forms are to adapt the holder for different conditions. For instance, the laterally pivoted holder is better suited for retaining a large number of slips in an orderly manner, whereas the upright holder is designed for general use, where it is not necessary to preserve such a large number of slips in each holder.

The upright holder is made of a single piece of wire bent to form a slip engaging and retaining loop 4 and the hinge 5. Said hinge is constructed by bending the ends of the wire toward one another at the base of the loop, as at 6, so that they extend substantially horizontally. These horizontal portions 7 overlap one another and have their extremities bent upwardly substan` tially at right angles thereto and inserted through perforations 8 in the backing or leaf l. The vertical portion at the extremity of each end of the wire is bent to form an arch projecting from the face of the backing and through which the horizontal portion of the other end of the wire is passed near the bend 6. These arched portions at the extremities of the wire consti.- tute the pivot or hinge of the holder as they confine the horizontal end portions of said wire to the backing, and the overlapping of said horizontal end portions, in combination with their upwardly bent extremities which are secured to the backing, give a torsional spring action to the holder tending to press the looped portion thereof firmly upon the backing. The side portions of the loop are preferably bent sharply inwardly toward one another, as shown at 9, in Fig. 1, adjacent to, and over, the declining parts of the arches where they enter the perforations S in the backing. These side portions 9 of the loop are adapted to engage the declining parts of the arches under certain conditions, and at this point these side portions 9 are in close proximity to the backing. From this point, however, the side portions 9 of the loop are bent outwardly away from the backing, preferably reaching the greatest distance therefrom at about the angle where the direction of the loop is changed from the inwardly bent side portion 9 to the gradually converging portions 2; the loop then gradually approaches the backing, coming into engagement therewith prior to the angle forming the retaining loop 4, as

shown in l4` ig. 3. In other words, each side portion 9 of the loop is bent away from the backing as well as inwardly at a sharp angle toward each other. The inwardly bent portions, by coming in Contact with said de clining parts of the arches, check any tendency which the oppositely extending` hori- Zontal portions 7 might otherwise have to become displaced from below said arches. Said inwardly bent portions being spaced slightly away from the backing in order to accon'nnodate a plurality of slips without causing the upper end of the loop to stand away from thein. The upper end of the loop Ll is bent at an. oblique angle to the plane of said loop, away from the backing, as at ta, to form a handle for raising the loop.

The laterally hinged slip holder 3 has its hinged portion l0 formed similarly to the corresponding portion of the nprigl'itholder 2, the only difference being that said hinge is arranged vertically at one side of the backing instead of horizontally at the base thereof. The looped portion ll of the laterally hinged holder is preferably made generally rectangular in form. The vertical free edge of the loop is provided with a proj ection for raising the holder. As illus trated, this projection is formed by bending a port-ion l2 of the wire of which the loop is made at an oblique angle to the plane of the loop. If found necessary or desirable, for retaining the middle portions of the slips in place, the loop may be provided with interiorly extending portions 13. I have shown these interior projections as made of a supplemental piece of wire 14 twisted around the vertical free edge of the loop.

The simplicity of the construction of my slip holders will be readily appreciated. It requires only a single piece of wire and that does not have to be permanently secured to the backing by rivets, screws, or any other similar means. Because of their simplicity, my holders may be made up and attached to the backing very rapidly, thereby greatly reducing the cost of manufacture as compared with similar devices now on the niarket.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the details of my invention without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages thereof. I, therefore, reserve the right to malte suoli changes as fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

l. The combination, with a backing, of a slip holder of the character described comprising a loop of wire provided with oppositely extending and overlapping portions each having its end bent substantially at right angles thereto in the direction of said loop, the extremities of said bent ends being inserted through perforations in the backing, each of said bends engaging the surface of said backing while the portion of each bent end between the bend proper and the perforation through which its extremity is inserted is arched over the other overlapping and oppositely extending portion thereby securing the same in pivotal position on said backing for the purpose specified.

2. The combination, with a backing, of a slip holder of the character described com-` prising a loop of wire provided with oppositely extending and overlapping portions each having its end bent substantially at right angles thereto in the direction of said loop, the extremities of said bent ends being inserted through perforations in the backing, each of said bends engaging the surface of said backing while the portion of each bent end between the bend proper and the perforation through which its extremity is inserted is arched over the other overlapping and oppositely extending portion thereby securing the saine in pivotal position on said backing, said loop having its lateral portions bent outwardly away from the backing and sharply toward one another adjacent to and extending inward past the declining parts of said arches where they enter said perforations, thereby limiting the downward movement of said loop and preventing said oppositely extending portions from being displaced from below said arches.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

DONALD I-I. MGPHERSON.

IVitnesses A. R. Davis, M. C. DONNAN.

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